Who Was Jeanette Rankin?
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
United States
November 8, 2016 10:00am CST
Many people in the USA are focused on the Presidential election today, of course. I just came across this small bit of political history.
Yesterday, on November 7th, 1916 there was an interesting “milestone” in the history of women in politics. That was 100 years ago. I just thought that was interesting.
Voters in Montana elected Jeanette Rankin to the House of Representatives. She became the FIRST woman ever elected to a seat in Congress.
I guess all these bits of history will strike a note as this election come to an end.
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@JudyEv (382811)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 16
That was a long time ago and a big milestone for women I would think.
@Iam_jauntyjen (5452)
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8 Nov 16
We have same first name.Many years back,we were required to look for a monicker that sounds like a American at work.I did not want to change my first name so I thought I will just change my last name. I thought Jeanette Burns sounds cool.But then, I researched and I found the name Jeanette Rankin. I used it as a monicker.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Nov 16
If memory serves, she was the only person in Congress to vote against going to war with Germany and Japan.
